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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
All
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
amused
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLY BOBSTAY AND FRIENDS.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
bazaar
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
BILLY
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From this reading BILLY BOBSTAY AND FRIENDS.
BOBSTAY
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From this reading BILLY BOBSTAY AND FRIENDS.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
chapel
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
churches
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
city
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
clinging
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
Cronstadt
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
day
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
dismissed
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
distance
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
embark
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
English
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
explanations
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
French
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
FRIENDS
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From this reading BILLY BOBSTAY AND FRIENDS.
guides
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
Hall
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
hotel
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
knew
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
more
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
most
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
near
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
o'clock
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
occasionally
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
omnibuses
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
ones
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
others
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
principal
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
proper
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
Quay
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
read
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
saw
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
separated
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
signals
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
signs
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
six
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
small
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
Some
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
squads
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
students
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
studied
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
studious
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
there
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
thoughtful
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From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
Town
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
trying
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From this reading Some amused themselves by trying to read the signs; but they could make nothing of them, though there was occasionally one in French.
two
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
used
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
visiting
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
walked
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
walking
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
watch-tower
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From this reading All of them walked through the bazaar, and most of them looked into the little chapel near it, and studied the signals on the watch-tower above the Town Hall.
way
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From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The students separated into small squads, the more studious and thoughtful ones clinging to the guides and others who knew something about the city, in order to obtain proper explanations of what they saw.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The omnibuses had been dismissed for the day, for the afternoon was to be used in visiting two of the principal churches, which were within walking distance of the hotel, and on the way to the English Quay, where the party were to embark at six o'clock for Cronstadt.
